Ours is not like some European countries, where the game is subsidised—in Italy, the Prime Minister, Signor Berlusconi, owns A C Milan—although Prime Minister Blair is a dedicated Magpies supporter, which I know because I have read of his fantastical anecdotes of Newcastle United Football Club matches that he attended when he was a boy.I am not privy to the past negotiations between the pools companies and the Government, but sensible arrangements have been agreed, such as the extra...